Recently, the Government of India approved 22 proposals under the third tranche of the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), with a projected investment of Rs 418.63 billion and estimated production of Rs 2.5 trillion. The approvals are expected to generate 33,791 direct employment opportunities, strengthening India’s electronics manufacturing ecosystem. The approvals follow an earlier clearance of 24 applications involving Rs 127.04 billion and were granted by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). The latest tranche covers manufacturing across 11 target segments with cross-sectoral applications in mobile phones, telecom, consumer electronics, automotive electronics, strategic electronics and IT hardware. These include five bare components—PCBs, capacitors, connectors, enclosures and lithium-ion cells; three sub-assemblies—camera modules, display modules and optical transceivers; and three supply-chain items—aluminium extrusion, anode material and copper-clad laminates. Approvals for PCB manufacturing have been granted to India Circuits, Vital Electronics, Signum Electronics, Epitome Components, BPL, AT & S India Private, Ascent-K Circuit, CIPSA TEC India and Shogini Technoarts. Capacitor manufacturing approvals were accorded to Deki Electronics and TDK India Private, while Amphenol High Speed Technology India received approval for high-speed connectors. Enclosure manufacturing approvals were granted to Yuzhan Technology (India), Motherson Electronic Components and Tata Electronics, while ATLbattery Technology (India) received approval for lithium-ion cell manufacturing. In the sub-assembly segment, Dixon Electroconnect, Kunshan Q Tech Microelectronics (India) and Samsung Display Noida Private were approved for optical transceivers, camera modules and display modules respectively. Further supply-chain approvals were granted to NPSPL Advanced Materials for anode materials, Wipro Global Engineering and Electronic Materials for copper-clad laminates, and Hindalco Industries for aluminium extrusion. The approved units span eight states—Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. With this tranche, a total of 46 proposals across 11 states have been approved under ECMS, involving cumulative investments of Rs 545.67 billion and direct employment for around 51,000 people. Speaking on the development, Ashwini Vaishnaw said the scheme has enabled domestic demand to be increasingly met through indigenous manufacturing, while reinforcing India’s long-term growth prospects. The approvals are expected to significantly reduce import dependence for critical electronic components and support India’s ambition to emerge as a global electronics manufacturing hub.